Cana & The Darién Edge

The threshold of the Gap. While the main Darién Gap remains a dangerous and unregulated migration route, the Cana region in Darién National Park (UNESCO) offers a rare, safe, and regulated way to experience the most pristine rainforest in the Americas. Accessible only by chartered plane, Cana is an abandoned gold mining outpost turned ecotourism field station. Hiking here means traversing trails through towering ceiba trees, spotting harpy eagles, and feeling the absolute weight of a wilderness that has blocked the Pan-American Highway for decades.

The K'gari (Fraser Island) Great Walk is an 8-day through-hike covering approximately 90km point-to-point within the Great Sandy National Park, Queensland. The route traverses often described as one of the largest sand island, moving through diverse ecological zones including high rainforests established on deep-sand substrates, mangrove systems, and freshwater perched lakes. Surface conditions are consistently sand-based, transitioning between consolidated forest paths and uncompacted dune segments. The route provides a cross-section of the island's unique hydrology and mature Satinay (Syncarpia hillii) timber stands. Access is regulated by Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS).